26-709.B - Evaluations Manager - Hilcorp International

Hilcorp Energy Company; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilcorp Energy Company seeks a senior professional to lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities. You will coordinate across reservoir engineering, geology, operations, finance, legal, and external affairs to build integrated, cash-flow rich models.

You will identify value drivers, present investment recommendations to senior management, and oversee reserves booking with auditors. Global travel and complex structuring experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years minimum experience in oil and gas industry in technical positions of increasing responsibility.
• Two (2) years minimum experience in upstream acquisitions and technical evaluations.
• Preferred: two years minimum experience in evaluating international upstream opportunities and incorporating international fiscal and contractual structures into economic models.
• Preferred: two years minimum experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve evaluation workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities.
• Coordinate reservoir engineering, geology, operations, finance, legal, and external affairs for integrated valuation.
• Build and maintain cash flow models with production, costs, taxes, and fiscal terms.
• Identify upside, sensitivities, and value drivers for potential investments.
• Prepare and present evaluations and investment recommendations to senior management.
• Lead reserves booking discussions with external auditors and partners.
• Support negotiations on transaction structures, including data room evaluations.
• Travel internationally for data rooms, meetings, and site diligence.

Skills

Oil & gas experience

Economic modeling

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Spanish language

AI and automation use

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MBA or Master's in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

Aries

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Objectives:

*Lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities.

*Develop and maintain integrated economic models incorporating subsurface, operational, commercial, fiscal, contractual, and financing assumptions, including production sharing agreements, concessions, royalties, taxes, and other complex international structures.

*Provide clear investment recommendations to senior management in coordination with Business Development and other multidisciplinary teams.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

* Working Manager responsible for the evaluation and economic underwriting of potential international upstream acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other investment opportunities

* Lead integrated technical and economic valuation across all disciplines: including coordination of reservoir engineering, geology, operations, commercial, finance, legal, and External Affairs

* Build and maintain detailed cash flow models incorporating production forecasts, capital and operating costs, commodity pricing, transportation and marketing assumptions, taxes, royalties, production sharing terms, cost recovery mechanisms, profit oil/gas splits, carried interests, and other applicable fiscal and contractual terms

* Identify and quantify upside, key sensitivities, and value drivers for potential investment opportunities

* Prepare and present evaluations and investment recommendations to senior management

* Leads booking of reserves upon acquisition, including working with external auditors

* Support Business Development and Legal in evaluating and negotiating transaction, joint venture, production sharing, concession, and other key commercial terms, including modeling alternative structures and their economic impact

* Support identification and screening of future targets and growth strategies with Business Development

* Lead the technical and economic evaluation of data room materials

* Travel internationally as required for data rooms, management meetings, site visits, diligence, and other transaction activities

* Maintains employee confidence and protects corporate assets, by keeping information confidential.

* Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.

* Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.

* Supports company vision and mission.

* Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other Job Responsibilities:

* Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years minimum experience in oil and gas industry in technical positions of increasing responsibility
• Two (2) years minimum experience in upstream acquisitions and technical evaluations.
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in evaluating international upstream opportunities and incorporating international fiscal and contractual structures into economic models
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity
• Preferred: Upper-intermediate proficiency in Spanish (B2 or equivalent)
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve evaluation, screening, and analytical workflows
• Ability to accurately and quickly solve problems and make technical decisions
• Well-rounded upstream professional with working knowledge of reservoir engineering, operations, geology, geophysics, commercial, accounting, marketing, and fiscal structures
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across multidisciplinary internal teams and with external advisors and counterparties
• Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams with competing priorities and transaction deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical, fiscal, and commercial information into clear recommendations for senior leadership
• Strong organizational and project-management skills
• Ability to work through large volumes of technical, financial, and commercial data and synthesize findings into actionable conclusions
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to build and audit complex economic models; strong working knowledge of Aries or other upstream economic evaluation software

Education Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in engineering.
• Preferred: MBA or Master's in Petroleum Engineering